Words starting with P Flashcards
(84 cards)
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palliate
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to reduce the severity of something
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Pallid
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lacking colour
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paltry
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trivial, worthless
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panacea
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a cure-all: an answer for all problems
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pandemonium
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wild disorder; confusion
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paradigm
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an example that illustrates a perfect pattern or model
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paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection
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pariah
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an outcast
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parley
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discussion, conference
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parlous
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dangerous
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parsimony
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frugality, stinginess
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partisan
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a follower, adherent
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pathos
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an emotion or sympathy
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patrimony
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inherited right
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paucity
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lack, scarcity
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pedantic
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overly concerned with minor details: over scrupulous
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peevish
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having or showing an irritable disposition
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pejorative
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insulting, derogatory, uncomplimentary
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Pellucid
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transparent, clear
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Penchant
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A tendency, partiality or preference
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penurious
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miserly, stingy
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perfidious
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disloyal, unfaithful
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perfunctory
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showing little interest or enthusiasm
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pernicious
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extremely destructive or harmful
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perspicacity
shrewdness or perceptiveness
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pert
bold, flippant
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perusal
careful examination or review
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pervasive
having a tendency to spread out
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petulance
irritable, rude
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phlegmatic
uninterested, unresponsive
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Picaresque
Pertaining to an adventurous wanderer
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pillage
to sieze or plunder most likely using force
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pithy
concisely meaningful
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placid
peaceful, calm
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platitude
a dull, uninspiring remark or cliche
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plethora
an abundance, excess
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poignant
deeply affecting or moving
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polemic
an aggressive argument against a specific opinion
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postulate
to assume true the existence, fact or truth of something
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potentate
one who has great power, a ruler
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pragmatic
practical
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predicate
to decide or assert
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predilection
a preference or inclination towards something
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preponderance
superiority in something or quantity
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prepossessing
occupying the mind to the exclusion of other thoughts or feelings
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presage
| Sentence: Indians believe that their idols falling are a presage for bad luck and fortune.
omen
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prescience
sentence: The magician was said to be prescient, as he claimed to predict the future and then accurately describe it to his audience.
to have foreknowledge of events
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primeval
| Sentence: Scientists recently confirmed that it is needed the monkeys who are our primeval ancestors.
original, ancient
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prevaricate
| sentence: Students prevaricate frequently in order to placate their teachers, even though they do not do work.
to speak or act in an evasive way
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privation:
| The government's highly corrupt deals just exacerbates the citizens' privations
lacking basic necessities
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probity
Sentence: Teachers found it appalling when they discovered that the student who was thought to have probity prevaricated them into believing that he does his homework
integrity, honesty
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prodigal
| Spoilt children often do not know the value of money and are prodigal.
wasteful
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profligate
| The businessman is said to a be profligate, he spends his money on gambling and alcohol
extravagant, dissolute( overindulgence in pleasures)
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proliferate
| The country proliferated its stockpile of weapons and chemical gas, which led to widespread outrage
to increase rapidly in number
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promulgate
| The teacher promulgated the fact that there can only be two electrons in the 1st electron shell in an atom.
to proclaim, or make known
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propitious
| The apparent anger in the crowd did not seem to be propitious for the pert players
favorable
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prosaic
| The long and prosaic essay did not convince the teacher, and hence he gave the student a rather low mark.
dull, commonplace
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protean
| The boy's protean capabilities were far reaching: he was exemplary in everything that he attempted
able to change shape, displaying great variety
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prowess
| Illayaraja, despite not attending any formal music lessons, was said to be a musical prowess.
extraordinary ability
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prudence
caution, or good judgement
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puerile
| Sentence: the student despite being 17, behaved in a puerile manner amongst his friends. He lacked mental maturity
juvenile, immature
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pugnacious
| Kim-Jong Un's pugnacious behaviour leads to global concern about what he intends on doing next.
quarrelsome, combative
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pulchritude
| The poet wrote a numerous number of poems on the pulchritude of the surrounding landscape and countryside
physical beauty
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punctilious
| The coward always preferred to be punctilious, rather than defying his parents' words.
very exact, precise
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puritanical
harsh, rigid, strict
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putrefy
to rot, decay
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panegyric
public speech or published text in praise of something or someone
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parable
a simple story used to explain a moral or spiritual lesson.
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paraphernalia
miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity
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parochial
having a limited or narrow outlook or scope
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peculate
embezzle or steal money
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peremptory
immediate attention or obedience
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perspicuous
clearness of a statement
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philistine
indifferent to culture and arts
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pithy
concise, meaningful
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pittance
a very small amount, especially relating to money
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plaintive
sounding sad or mournful
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pliant
easily bent, adaptable
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preclude
to prevent opposite of include
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preen
to make oneself look smart and presentable
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privy
to have knowledge of something secret
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propriety
the quality or state of being decent, proper
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prattle
| Taha prattles about significant things: he keeps repeating his life achievements over and over again.
babble
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ponderous
| His jokes were never light-hearted. They were on the contrary quite ponderous
heaving, weighty
